How could 2015 end up driving the move from volume to value?

Oct 2, 2014, 00:00 AM

With good intentions, many healthcare organizations invested significantly in preparing to be ICD-10 compliant by this October. However, they now must wait an additional year to realize if their investments will pay off. Additionally, these institutions need to determine a strategy to maintain whatever momentum they had built up to ensure that they do not meet with failure in 2015.

Perhaps more troubling is what might become of next year as the deadline for ICD-10 is added to other healthcare mandates and initiatives. According to the head of the Workgroup for Electronic Data Interchange (WEDI), now is an important time for health systems, hospitals, and physician practices to take stock of the road.

In this one-on-one interview prior to his organization’s upcoming fall conference, WEDI President and CEO Devin Jopp, EdD, highlights the current challenges facing providers and a potential catalyst for moving the industry forward.